Numerical modeling of coherent structures attendant on impurity propagation in the atmospheric boundary layer over a forest canopy

Three-dimensional large eddy simulation is used to solve the problem for a homogeneous forest canopy. The development of the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability above the canopy leads to the formation of coherent structures in the atmosphere flow, which are reproduced in the calculations. The statistical characteristics of the flow obtained from the numerical modeling are compared with experimental data. The passive admixture transfer from the canopy to the clean atmosphere is studied for two cases, namely, for constant and variable coupled concentration of the impurity in the canopy.

K. Gavrilov, Dominique Morvan, Gilbert Accary, D.V. Lyubimov, Sofiane Meradji, et al.. Numerical modeling of coherent structures attendant on impurity propagation in the atmospheric boundary layer over a forest canopy. Fluid Dynamics / Izvestiya Akademii Nauk - Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza, 2011, 46 (1), pp.138-147. ⟨10.1134/S0015462811010169⟩. ⟨hal-01030826⟩

Journal: Fluid Dynamics / Izvestiya Akademii Nauk - Mekhanika Zhidkosti i Gaza

Date de publication: 01-01-2011

Auteurs:
  • K. Gavrilov
  • Dominique Morvan
  • Gilbert Accary
  • D.V. Lyubimov
  • Sofiane Meradji
  • Oleg A. Bessonov

Digital object identifier (doi): http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/S0015462811010169

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